Description
WSP in Australia's Mine Water team is looking for an experienced Senior Groundwater Modeller to join us in Perth. You'll apply your expertise across mine dewatering, slope depressurisation, tailings and waste rock storage facility seepage, pit lakes and mine closure, combining hands-on technical work with project delivery, client engagement and technical leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing groundwater flow models supporting mine dewatering and optimisation, slope depressurisation, seepage assessments, environmental and risk assessments, and mine closure planning.
- Undertaking model calibration, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis using PEST/FePEST, together with predictive simulations.
- Interpreting aquifer testing, maps and spatial data to develop strong hydrogeological interpretations.
- Developing data-processing and workflow automation tools using Python to improve the efficiency and consistency of technical analysis.
- Preparing technical reports, proposals, work plans, project schedules and budgets.
- Presenting hydrogeological investigations and technical findings to internal and external clients.
- Managing and contributing to multiple projects and technical tasks.
- Mentoring junior and intermediate professionals and contributing to high-quality technical deliverables.
- Building strong client relationships and contributing to business development activities.
You will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Geoscience or Engineering, with an emphasis on hydrogeology.
- Postgraduate qualifications with a focus on hydrogeology or a related field is desirable.
- At least 10 years of hydrogeological experience, with demonstrated groundwater modelling experience.
- Experience using FEFLOW/MODFLOW.
- Experience with PEST/FePEST, Leapfrog and GIS, including QGIS/ArcGIS.
- Strong technical report writing and presentation skills.
- Strong client relationship, business development and communication capabilities.
- Project and financial management skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make timely decisions.
- The ability to work with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively within a team.
- Existing professional registration, or the ability to work towards registration.